A Lower Swatara mom was arrested and charged with a felony for not helping diabetic son with his insulin, landing him in ICU last week for the third time in 3 months, police said in court documents.

Meghan Diffendall, 36, was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of children, according to charging documents filed by Lower Swatara Township police.

Police said her 13-year-old son, who has type 1 diabetes, had to use expired insulin, which resulted in him going into “severe” diabetic ketoacidosis on Nov. 13, which is a life-threatening exacerbation of uncontrolled diabetes. While hospitalized, the teen was placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

His parents said he took an evening dose of his long-acting insulin, but due to an insurance denial because his brand of insulin wasn

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